Folx - Introduction
Folx by Eltima Software is a free powerful download manager for Mac OS. Folx is a fully-featured multifunctional program, which gives you a totally new level of download possibilities:
1. Your downloads are split into multiple threads processed simultaneously, which makes download speed substantially higher. Also, Folx provides auto-resuming transfers, which will make you forget about frustrating info losses. Folx does not delete a partially downloaded file, which lets you automatically resume the download after connection break, download error or Folx re-launch.
2. With Folx you can download any file via HTTP, HTTPS and FTP just in several clicks. Folx permits as well to download files if you are connected to Internet via Proxy server.
3. You can use Folx as a torrent client to download torrent files. For maximum effect, you may set torrent download preferences, enable seeding, trackerless support and local peer discovery, and much more. And that is all for free! Moreover, now you can search for the required torrents directly from the application (PRO version users only).
4. It's easy to add a new download task. Besides, Folx gives you careful management of your tasks: add Spotlight comments to downloads, prioritize tasks, edit them, get Growl notifications, and get access to main Folx options via wise Status window.
5. To make your downloads even more trouble-free, Folx proposes great option - "Smart speed adjustment" (for PRO version users only), which optimizes Folx speed during your Internet activity from another application or a browser. Whenever you need to use Internet, Folx PRO will automatically lower download speed in order not to interfere with your work.
Additionally, manual speed adjustment permits you to adjust download and upload speed manually up to your needs.
6. Too busy to download right now? Schedule your tasks with Folx! Set the time to start and finish your downloads, and decide whether to shut down, switch to sleeping mode or quit the program when downloads are complete.
7. Benefit from efficient files organization system – smart tag technology. With Folx you can tag your tasks, which are sorted and categorized by tags automatically. Your downloads are stored in one searchable list, and can immediately be found via Spotlight!
Main Features:
- download torrents using Folx as a client NEW!
- torrents search directly from Folx PRO
- download any file via HTTP, HTTPS and FTP
- high download speed
- smart speed adjustment PRO
- auto-resuming file transfer
- multi-thread downloads
- unlimited number of active tasks
- complete support of drag-and-drop
- automatic capture of download links
- smart tagging and arrangement of downloaded files
- tasks prioritization
- convenient scheduler
- wise Status window
- Spotlight support
- Growl integration
PRO version benefits:
- Torrents search directly from the application
With PRO version you can search for any content available at torrent trackers directly from Folx interface. You will find this feature very useful because you do not need any more to browse the web to find a torrent tracker site and to look for the required .torrent file at the site. Just type in the word in Folx Search window and Folx will find the required file for you.
- Smart speed adjustment
In Pro version you don't have to lower Folx download speed manually each time you need to work with Internet applications. "Smart speed adjustment" lowers Folx download speed automatically if there is Internet traffic from a browser or another application.
To benefit from all these amazing Folx options and more, acquire PRO version of the program.
Supported OS versions:
MAC OS X 10.4 and higher